Nintendo gets in the virtual gambling business? A new spectator mode for Super …

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It has become something of an obsession for Smash Brothers fans to take a look at the Smash Bros. DOJO!! every day to look for new characters, news, moves, and all other sorts of goodies for the game. Today we get the news of a very cool new game mode: Spectator. The idea is you can log in and watch others fight; it's like a constant stream of matches being delivered to your Wii. While no names will be displayed, this should be a good way to learn new moves and strategies, or to see what characters tend to be popular. You simply set allow spectators to "yes" in your Wi-Fi options in the game and people will be watching.

It doesn't end with watching; even though you can't see who is playing, you can look at the characters and the levels bet gold coins on who you think the winner will be. The more spectators in a match, the more gold coins you can win. Even if you lose, the game will pass out stickers to the spectators, giving you further reason to catch a match or two. The stickers don't do anything, but give you something to collect, but it's still something.

This game is looking ridiculously feature rich; we're counting down the days until release. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a Nintendo Wii exclusive and will be hitting stores next year.